Jury Pool Profile
Taylor County, Wisconsin
- County seat
- Medford
- Judicial district
- Taylor County Circuit Court (9th Judicial District)
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,118
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,024.
At a glance
Taylor County is a 20,118-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,308, $6,249 below the WI state median of $77,557; 17.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 33.9% of covered employment, average pay $58,764/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, above the 3.3% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,024
- Median household income
- $69,350
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Taylor County has a population of 20,024, with a median age of 44.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.4%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,308; 17.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 34% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 33.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, above the Wisconsin state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Taylor County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.5% in 2024, 71.7% in 2020, 70.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (1,129 individuals).